Recently, someone posted a list of 5,012 websites on a hacker forum that were vulnerable to a SQL injection — the most common method of extracting website data. A quick glance of this list showed that most of the businesses were small. They included health clubs, charities, and even a pet service. Why would hackers waste their time on small companies? For a few reasons.
The cybercrime industry has gone through a bit of an industrial revolution in recent years. Today, swathes of it are largely automated and hacking kits are easy enough to buy. This has improved the efficiency, scalability, and profitability of an average attack. It also allows anyone to be a cyber criminal and any company can be a target.
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